Verse 8

If her husband, hearing of it, says nothing to her at the time, then the oaths she made and the undertakings she gave will have force.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 3:16 : 16 To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.
  • 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 The wife has not power over her body, but the husband; and in the same way the husband has not power over his body, but the wife.
  • 1 Cor 14:34 : 34 Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.
  • Eph 5:22-24 : 22 Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body. 24 And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.